The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) mobilizes communities to create equity and justice for people living with and vulnerable to HIV and related chronic diseases. We envision a world in which people living with HIV and related chronic diseases will thrive, and new HIV infections will be rare. Our work focuses on improving health equity, preventing new cases of HIV, serving as a collaboration and knowledge center, and being a bold voice for change.

We are seeking for an individual to serve as our Director of Grants and Contracts. The Director of Grants and Contracts is responsible for the management and improvement of the grants and contracts process. The Director also ensures the Grants and Contracts team provides high quality and timely support to the work of the organization, with a focus on overseeing grants and contracts budgets while maintaining excellent relations with internal and external contacts.

Principal functions and responsibilities of this position include the following:

Grants and Contracts Management

Manage and improve the grant process through the development and maintenance of standardized procedures from grant processing through grant management;

Oversee grants and contracts, including preparation of grant and subcontractor budgets and budget revisions; oversee sub-contracts;

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field AND 6 or more years of federal contracts experience (i.e., Working with and understanding the Office of Management and Budget circulars, in particular A-122 uniform guidance, Code of Federal Regulations, and agency specific guidelines)

Decisions and criteria governing the employment relationship with all employees at AIDS Foundation of Chicago are made in a non-discriminatory manner, without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, military service and/or marital status, order of protection status, handicap, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), or any other factor determined to be unlawful by federal, state, or local statutes.

Internal Number: FIN DGAC 802

About AIDS Foundation of Chicago

Mission Statement
AFC mobilizes communities to create equity and justice for people living with and vulnerable to HIV and related chronic diseases.
Vision Statement
People living with HIV and related chronic diseases will thrive, and new HIV infections will be rare.
Strategic Priorities
To realize our mission to mobilize communities to create equity and justice for people living with and vulnerable to HIV and related chronic diseases, we will:
Improve health equity.
We will increase access to high-quality, comprehensive prevention, care and housing services free from stigma.
Prevent new cases of HIV.
We will reduce new HIV infections through innovative approaches to prevention, care, housing and education with a focus on most-impacted populations.
Serve as a collaboration and knowledge center.
We will be a thought leader and resource center to create and share best practices, innovations and models.
Be a bold voice for change.
We will be a leading voice to mobilize advocates and people living with HIV and related chronic diseases to transform systems, policies, and resources.
Commitment to Priority Populations
Anyone can become infected w...ith HIV, but HIV and related chronic diseases disproportionately impact certain populations in distinct geographic areas. We can have the greatest impact on the HIV epidemic by focusing our efforts on those most-impacted by HIV, based on epidemiological data and unmet need:
• Young Black gay and bisexual men
• Transgender women of color
• Black women living in high-incidence areas
• Latino gay and bisexual men
Factors that drive the HIV epidemic and health inequities that we will address include:
• Homelessness
• Sex work
• Drug use
• Incarceration
• Poverty
• Unemployment
• Lack of access to health care
• Immigration status
AFC will also work to meet the evolving needs of older adults with HIV and long-term survivors.
Commitment to Organizational Excellence
To strengthen AFC as an organization, we will move to a talent management framework, develop staff and Board leadership, implement long-range business planning with a focus on diversity and inclusion, and ident